Saturday, 31 December 2011

It’s coming to the end of December and its about this time of year you usually read in the press and on TV about how the year has gone. So how has my and the rest of my packs 2011 gone?

Firstly in obedience training I have gained my Kennel Club Good Citizen Silver and Gold awards this year, not bad.

And secondly in Flyball I have also had a very successful year gaining my British Flyball Association Flyball Dog Advanced title and the Silver Milestone Award. I have also run my personal fastest ever time of 4.20 seconds this season. Apart from winning loads of races in open competition I also ended the year in the UK's Number 1 rated Multibreed flyball team, Lightning Cocktail.

The rest of my pack have also done really well in flyball but perhaps most notably our little Chip.

Now I finished 2011 the No 1 rated English Shepherd in the UK but Chip also finished the year as the Number No 1 rated Patterdale Terrier in the UK and was also part of the same UK Number 1 rated Multibreed flyball team as me.

Chip also ran a personal fastest time of 4.5 seconds this year which is very speedy for a 7" height dog. So I suppose it is right and proper that he is enjoying a nice rest in the off season at the moment.

And Chip does enjoy a nice warm in front of our fire.

What does 2012 hold? We will have to see and hopefully you will also continue to check out how we all fare on my blog.

But can me and the rest of my pack, both Human and Canine, take this opportunity to hope you have also had a great 2011 and wish you all a very Happy and Prosperous New Year to come.

Thursday, 8 December 2011

Well I finally managed to take and pass my Kennel Club Gold Good Citizen award at my obedience training Club. I had already passed my Bronze and Silver ones so this is the last award.

After Christmas apparently I will start the more advanced obedience training which Auntie Breeze already does. This is the sort that dogs who compete in obedience competitions do. Should be interesting!

Sunday, 4 December 2011

As usual we were at Flyball training today but as its December the chilly weather really makes you zoom along to keep warm. No problem with me keeping warm then.

And after training is finished we four can of course always huddle up in the car to keep warm.

But we don't always enjoy the waiting around as much as the flyball training.

Our flyball training venue is at the Dogs Trust in West London and their slogan is ' A dog is for life, not just for Christmas ' quite allot of puppy's are given as as presents at Christmas each year and then abandoned when the novelty wears off.

Friday, 2 December 2011

The weathers definitely getting colder but I suppose as its now December and only three weeks till Christmas it would be getting a bit chilly.

So its the right time to start getting close to the living room fire (but obviously I can't get as close as Chip)

On the subject of Christmas below is a video of a lovely song that is being released by the Choir of Military Wives on behalf of two charities which hopefully will be number 1 in the UK charts at Christmas.

About Me

What are English Shepherds ?

English Shepherds are descended from the dogs settlers took with them to North America to work on their farms from England and lowland Scotland. They were bred to be all round farm and family dogs rather than having just one job to do.

They have been recognized as a distinct breed by the UKC in the USA, since the 1930's.

Wizz is one of the dogs from the first litter to be born in England, she was born on the 3rd of November 2008. Wizz's parents Adam & Eve have been brought to the UK from the US by Jackie to reintroduce the breed to this country.